In The Drink

This week’s guest on a port-themed episode of  In the Drink is Adrian Bridge. Adrian was first exposed to the Port industry in 1982 when he met his wife Natasha,  However, he only joined the industry in 1994.  In 1983 he was commissioned into The 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards after being awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ as the leading officer cadet of his year at Sandhurst.  After five years military service, during which time he spent a year peacekeeping with the United Nations, he left the city to join an investment bank.  He joined NatWest Investment Bank in London where he rose to be head of US equity sales. In 1994, he and his wife moved out to live in Portugal where he took control of the company’s brands, Taylor’s Port and Fonseca Port, in the UK and USA markets.  He accompanied first hand the changes in the UK market and was involved in the rapid expansion of the USA Port market during the 1990’s. In 2000, he formally took over the role of Managing Director of the Taylor Fonseca Port Group.  Having been in